Weekly news round up – 13 July 2012

Health

• Body fat injection ends years of pain for arthritis sufferers – Express
• Most over 55s not doing enough exercise – Age UK
• OAP loneliness should be treated with same urgency as obesity – Daily Mail

 

Social and Care

• Westminster’s social care reforms under spotlight – Age Scotland
• Britain’s older population is lonely – Age UK

Money

• Well-off elderly could lose out on benefits – Herald 
• UK austerity set to last decades as ageing population rises – Guardian
• Big firms face high pension costs, says LCP – BBC Business

 

 

Something for the weekend

• Big Knit 2012 gains momentum – Age Scotland
• The Town That Never Retired part of When I’m 65 season – BBC